Also don’t speak any Spanish. Good idea to learn a bit?
Not Peru. Just went there and it's ghetto. Try Columbia
Pretty sure NYC is not in South America
Colombia, certain safer parts of Brazil, Argentina, Peru
Atacama Desert and Torres del Paine in Chile. Bonito and Ilha Grande in Brazil
Good idea to learn some Spanish for sure. Spend an hour or two on some basics on YouTube and then google translate app is there for the rest.
You don’t need to learn Spanish. The Taco Bell commercials taught me everything I need to know - point at shit and say “yo quiero”
The nearest international airport.
Tijuana
Definitely learn some Spanish but Colombia comes to mind. Medellín is an up and coming place that I'd recommend. Also check out the coast if you can, Cartagena is tourist friendly. As for learning, start with some basics on duolingo and then come over to east San José and hang out in a Mexican bar, restaurant, etc. Plenty of opportunites to learn around here. Que te vaya bien.
Colombia, safe! the movies still depict the 70s... but its city is nicer than SF
Virtually any third world city is nicer than SF though.
As in where do you get laid easy? Is that the question ?